The Managing Committee for the year 2006-07 held its 7th Meeting on 12th January, 2007 wherein following persons were admitted as members of the Association:

4. PROGRAMME FOR THE COACHING CLASS :

   Day	Date	Time	Topic	Speakers
   Wednesday	3-1-2007	2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.	Introduction of C.S.T. Definition, Registration & Refund	Bharat Gosar
   		4.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.	Important Forms in C.S.T Act & Penalties
   Monday	8-1-2007	2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.	Profession Tax	Dilip Parekh

In the event of VAT Audit, the next coaching class will be on 12th February 2007 at the same time and venue.

5. THE MEGA GUIDANCE CELL ON MVAT AUDIT was held on Tuesday, the 9th January, 2007 at STPAM Library, R. No.104, 1st Floor, Vikrikar Bhavan, Mazgaon, Mumbai 400 010. Sarvashri C.B.Thakar, Kiran G. Garkar, Janak K. Vaghani and Mrs. Nikita R. Badheka were Panel Members. It was attended by the large number of Members.
    

6. RRC

The 31st RRC was held at Hotel Clarks – Khajuraho from 22nd December, 2006 to 27th December, 2006. In R.R.C the learned paper writers S/Shri Jayant Gohokar, Janak Vaghani and Shashikant Kulkarni presented thought provoking papers lucidly on the subjects allotted to them and Chairman S/Shri S.S. Gaitonde, P.C. Joshi and T.M. Chhatpar chaired the session and gave their expert comments. In all 277 members attended the RRC. All the members appreciated the efforts taken by the RRC Committee in organizing the said event and accorded their heartiest support and made it a grand success.

7. OUTSTATION SEMINARS

The Association has conducted outstation seminar Jointly at Yavatmal on 7th January, 2007 with Tax Practitioners’ Association, Yavatmal. This seminar was well attended by the members of both the Associations, as well as local Trade Association and also by the members of Associations of Malkapur, Nanded, Akola etc.. More than 250 members attended.

8. WRIT PETITION

The Association had filed writ petition against MVAT Audit under section 61 of the Act and also demanding audits to other professionals like advocates and Sales Tax Practitioners along with Chartered Accountants. Hearing was fixed on 19th January before the division bench consisting of Hon'ble Justice Radhakrishnan and Hon'ble Justice Deodhar. The department had asked for the adjournment for filing the affidavit. The same was opposed by us and asked for the extension for filing VAT audit report up to 31st March 2007. The Hon'ble High Court accepted the contention and granted relief to extend the time limit upto 31st March, 2007 for filing of Audit report under MVAT Act and also directed the Government to file their reply before 23rd February, 2007.